What is Malware? – Where, How, and Why?
Hacks and malware are related and often involve malicious software delivered by email phishing attacks and message attachments. Even novice cyber-crooks can easily access malicious source codes to launch ransomware infection attacks. Using malware programs helps hackers better avoid the...
What is PUP Malware?
Potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) often become downloaded on the devices with a user’s consent. Despite the possibility of them being unwanted, these programs carry various types of malware, including spyware, adware, and dialers, and may negatively affect computer performance or...
Domain Spoofing Control – The Trustifi Way
Email domain spoofing aims to impersonate someone or an organization intending to steal information, falsify documentation, or distribute counterfeit goods.While DMARC is an effective tool for mitigating email spoofing attacks, managing it can be challenging, and it often requires using...
ChatGPT-3 AI Perfection is Imperfection in Disguise
We often criticize chatbots as being unreliable and can give inaccurate answers in some ways. Since the ChatGPT training process uses a trial-and-error system, its accuracy only depends on data and algorithms. Organizations considering leveraging Artificial intelligence(AI) tools like ChatGPT...
Chat GPT Phishing: A New Era in Business Email Compromise
Business email compromise (BEC) is a type of scam that uses legitimate or stolen email addresses to acquire money, personal information, payments, credit card numbers, and other data from businesses. Companies that conduct wire transfers, foreign supplier transactions, and invoices...
What is Pharming?
If you think you have found some pharming websites, you can contact your internet service provider (ISP). Ultimately, it is their job to detect and take down these malicious websites. However, with the ever-growing number of cybercriminals, there are bound...
Will Phishing Ever Go Away?
Recently, a dramatic shift in bulk spam emails has been used in targeted email phishing campaigns. Such attacks have caused substantial global brand, financial and operational damage to organizations.Phishing Attack Velocity Increasing in 2023A phishing attack involves a straightforward masquerade...
Credential Phishing: How to Detect and Prevent Attacks
Understanding Credential Email Threats Credential theft phishing is one of the most successful forms of cyber attack as it can take various shapes, exposing several security vulnerabilities. Some credential phishing email content may include only textual information meant to entice...
Email Security Trends for Higher Education
Hackers, fraudsters, and cybercriminals continue to target higher educational institutions as more schools transform their learning and course delivery to an online strategy. Even with onsite campus instruction returns, more universities continue to move all courseware, textbooks, and labs to...